Tournament hosts and leading title contenders France can secure their place in the knockout phase of Euro 2016 on Wednesday when they face Group A rivals Albania in Marseille.

France's coach Didier Deschamps (in white) watches his players during a training session at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, on June 14, 2016, on the eve of the match against Albania. (AFP)

Tournament hosts and leading title contenders France can secure their place in the knockout phase of Euro 2016 on Wednesday when they face Group A rivals Albania in Marseille.

Switzerland, who also won their opening match, can effectively clinch a last-16 berth with victory against Romania in Paris, while Russia and Slovakia meet in Lille aiming to improve their Group B prospects.

Dimitri Payet’s stunning 89th-minute strike steered France to a 2-1 victory over Romania to kick off the competition on Friday, but midfielder Blaise Matuidi knows newcomers Albania cannot be underestimated.

“They’re a team we know well. They’re a team we haven’t had good results against recently,” Matuidi told Uefa.com, with France held 1-1 by Albania in November 2014 before suffering a 1-0 away defeat almost exactly a year ago.

“It’s not going to be an easy match. We saw against the Swiss even with 10 men they had their chances,” he added, as Albania seek their first points after an opening 1-0 loss to Switzerland on Saturday.

“I think the fact we picked up three points (against Romania) will liberate us a bit.”

“Our supporters have to focus on just supporting us and we will try to show our best qualities.

“We want to play this competition. We are happy to be here and it will be a big disappointment if we go out,” added the powerful Zenit St Petersburg striker.

While Slutsky expressed confidence Russia would not be sent home early for off-field reasons, Slovakia know another loss could see them eliminated should England beat Wales on Thursday.

Slovakia's defender Martin Skrtel during a training session ahead of the game.
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The Slovaks are hopeful that left-back Tomas Hubocan, who plays in Russia with Dinamo Moscow, could return after a heel problem, while Ondrej Duda is in line to start after coming off the bench and scoring in the 2-1 defeat to Wales.

“There will be some changes in the lineup, that’s for sure -- the game requires them,” said Slovakia coach Jan Kozak.

“What do I think about the Russian coach’s quote that we will be favourites for the game? I hope he’s right, because the favourites usually win the game”.